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2008-2009 New Writers Now Season
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New Writers Now!

New Writers Now! is a creative forum for students, artists and community members.

This series of staged readings features professional actors performing plays fresh from the classroom, followed by a community discussion about the plays with the playwrights.

Young writers discover the value of sharing their work and recognize that the community is invested in the stories they tell.

Objective:
New Writers Now! promotes community dialogue and respect for young artists.

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The staged reading is a pivotal moment in a playwright’s creative process. The first time the written word is spoken aloud and interpreted by actors is a moment full of power and magic.  This is when jokes land in appreciative guffaws or fall flat in silence, when a play finds its rhythm and begins to chart its course.  It is a thrilling, exciting time for our Young Playwrights and we invite you to be a part of the magic.
 
Through New Writers Now! you get a chance to view the process and provide constructive feedback.  Join us at our next reading!
Life In School
New Writers Now!
How do students creatively express their experience in DC schools?  

Join the creative conversation!

"We hear almost daily about the state of our public schools - but rarely from the students themselves," says David Andrew Snider, Producing Artistic Director and CEO of Young Playwrights’ Theater. "We’re thrilled to share their insights in this exciting public forum."
 
New Writers Now! features professional actors in a staged reading of student plays fresh from the classroom, followed by a community discussion about the plays with the playwrights. Young writers discover the value of sharing their work and recognize that the community is invested in the stories they tell.
 
FREE
Monday, November 24, 2008
7:00 PM
3333 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
 
 
Presented by Young Playwrights’ Theater in Association with The DC Arts & Humanities Education Collaborative.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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New Writers Now! "Captivating and Intense"
On Monday night DC students mingled with diplomats, and discussed theater and writing with bank managers, lobbyists and professional actors at New Writers Now!  The lobby at the GALA Hispanic Theatre buzzed with conversation as people gathered, anticipating the performance to come and sharing in the pre-reception food generously provided by Commerce Bank. 
 
The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) partnered with YPT to present this staged reading in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. 

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New Writers Now 2008-2009 Season

 

In Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month

CELEBRATING COMMUNITY                  
OCT 27, 2008

How does theater reflect and shape our community?                                                                                                       

LIFE IN SCHOOL                                    
NOV 24, 2008

How do students creatively express their experience in DC school?

 

GREEN, GROWING AND ORIGINAL       
DEC 15, 2008

How can we create tomorrow today?

 

In Honor of Black History Month

THE LEGACY OF MULTICULTURALISM    
FEB 2, 2009

How do identity and heritage shape and inspire creative expression?

 

THEATER OF THE NEXT GENERATION 
APR 20, 2009

How will the students of today shape the theater of tomorrow?

 

WRITING AND REWRITING HISTORY      
JUN 8, 2009

How does theater help us explore and express our history?

FREE ● Mondays at 7:00 PM ● GALA Hispanic Theatre ● 3333 14th Street NW, 20009

Click here to download a printable flier of the 2008-2009 New Writers Now! season

 

  

 

October 27th New Writers Now! Photo Album

On October 17th, 2008 Young Playwrights' Theater partnered with the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute to present the New Writers Now!: Celebrating Community in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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New Writers Now! Celebrating Community
October 27, 2008

Video clips from New Writers Now! Celebrating Community

 Clip from Goodbye Past, Hello Future by Vanessa Vatran

 

Clip from Do Dreams Exist? by Rose Stefany Quispe

 

Celebrating Community
In Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month

A New Writers Now! Event

Join the creative conversation!

FREE
Monday, October 27, 2008
7:00 PM
3333 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
 
Catered Pre-Reception at 5:30
 
 
 
 
 
Presented with:

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New Writers Now! Photo Album

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